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Briscoe Lodge will be set up this Saturday

The Briscoe Lodge will be out at O’Rielly’s parking lot this Saturday, Sept. 10th beginning at 10am, selling freshly prepared ribs and, of course, their famous brisket sandwiches during the Butler Citywide Garage Sale. Get there early, they sell out fast!

Adrian 9/11 Memorial Program

The Adrian Fire Department 9/11 Memorial Program will be held Sunday afternoon starting at 2:30pm with a procession of emergency responders, veterans and others.

The procession should be on Main Street in Adrian around 2:40pm for the public's viewing.

A program will follow at the Adrian Optimist Building starting around 3:00pm.

Everyone is invited to come out and show support to your local first responders who protect and serve you daily.

Mazda recalls over 759,000 vehicles

DETROIT (AP) Mazda is recalling more than 759,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because the rear hatches can fall on people and injure them.

The recall covers certain 2010 through 2013 Mazda 3 compact cars, as well as 2012 through 2015 Mazda 5 vans. Also included are certain 2013 to 2016 CX-5 and 2016 CX-3 SUVs.

Mazda says the corrosion protection coating applied to the hatch lift supports at the factory wasn't sufficient. Over time, water containing road salt can get into the supports, causing them to corrode and break.

Mazda says it has no reports of accidents or injuries caused by the problem. Dealers will replace both lift supports. Customers will be notified in September or October about when to bring their vehicles in for repairs.

Updated Obituary - Michael Edward Teter

Michael Edward Teter

Michael Edward Teter, 57, Harrisonville, Missouri departed this life on Monday, September 5, 2016 at his home.

Cremation. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri with inurnment in the Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville.

Missouri Voters Support Minimum Wage Hike

Jefferson City, MO – Missouri’s minimum wage is $7.65 an hour, 40 cents more than the federal rate, and a recent poll shows Missouri voters support candidates who want to see wages increase.
The federal minimum wage has been frozen at $7.25 an hour since 2009, and several grassroots organizations are determined to change that, and are focusing on seven swing states, including Missouri, which they say are key in this upcoming election. A recent poll by Public Policy Polling found seven out of ten voters in these states want to see the minimum wage increase. Paul Sonn with the National Employment Law Project Action Fund says those surveyed also say they will back candidates who support raising the minimum wage.
“It found in all of those states where there are Republican incumbent senators that have been opposing raising the minimum wage, when voters learn of their positions, the incumbents lose several points of support. And it Arizona, Missouri and North Carolina, it flips the races on their heads.”
The key race in Missouri is between Republican incumbent Senator Roy Blunt and Democrat Jason Kander. In this latest poll, Kander had support from 43 percent of voters while Blunt has 47 percent, and 10 percent are undecided.

Mr. Sonn says the country was in the same type of situation ten years ago when members of Congress blocked action on the minimum wage.

“Then a group of senators ran, challenging incumbents on the minimum wage. Those are senators like Claire McCaskill in Missouri and John Tester in Montana, and they beat incumbents by highlighting the incumbents’ opposition to the minimum wage and took control of the Senate and helped break the log jam.”
Low-wage workers are chiming in as well. Jimmy Plant works in fast food in St. Louis and says basic things like rent, utilities and food are nearly impossible to pay for at minimum wage.
“Yeah, it’s bad. I can barely afford anything, especially after taxes. So much of my paycheck is gone.”
45 percent of Missouri voters say they strongly support candidates who want to increase the minimum wage, and nearly four in ten want it to go up each year until it reaches 15 dollars an hour.